---
title: server.identity
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/server/server-identity
---

**Type:** STRING  
**Access:** read-only

**Available in:** 

Same as `server.hostname` but also explicitly includes the POP identifier as the 
last three characters (e.g., `cache-jfk1034-JFK` or `cache-iad-kiad7000001-IAD`).

Newer generations of cache servers now include the POP identifier in `server.hostname`, rendering `server.identity` largely redundant.

> **HINT:** `server.pop` is a better source for the POP identifier.